Tigray party says ban threatens Ethiopia peace deal

The TPLF fought a two-year civil war against the federal government, which ended in 2022.

Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?

US President Donald Trump says a genocide is taking place in South Africa, a claim a judge dismissed as "imaginary".

‘I didn’t come here for fun’ – Afrikaner defends refugee status in US

Charl Kleinhaus tells the BBC he had no choice but to leave his farm in South Africa after receiving death threats.

Blank questions, power cuts and a suicide: Nigeria’s exams fiasco

Nearly 80% of the 1.9 million students who sat the exams did not get high enough marks to get into university.

Nigerian author wins inaugural climate fiction prize

Author Abi Daré has been awarded the £10,000 prize for her second novel, And So I Roar.

Gambia probes sale of ex-leader’s luxury cars, cows and boats

An investigative report says some state officials sold Jammeh's assets to themselves at low prices.

Former South Africa winger Hendricks dies aged 37

Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks dies aged 37 after suffering a heart attack.

Former South Africa winger Hendricks dies aged 37

Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks dies aged 37 after suffering a heart attack.

Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan’s civil war

Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa.

Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan’s civil war

Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa.